BURKE v. STATE

No. 97-3913.

732 So.2d 1194 (1999)

Robert BURKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Eric Gottlieb, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Gentry Denise Benjamin, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

In this direct appeal of appellant's felony conviction, the sole issue is whether the trial court correctly held that appellant's pro se demand for speedy trial, filed while appellant was represented by counsel, was a nullity. We agree that it was and affirm.

Appellant relies on Article I, section 16 of the Florida Constitution, which provides: "In all criminal prosecutions the accused ... shall have the right ... to be heard in person, by counsel...

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